Democrats’ sweeping gains in the U.S. midterm elections, combined with growing public opposition to data centers and mounting financing demands on Big Tech companies, could slow the pace of artificial intelligence (AI) investment and weigh on Korean chipmakers, market watchers said Wednesday. Although the vote counting is still under way, Democrats are poised to win control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in a historic “blue wave,” representing a major setback for U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. According to a report by the Bank of Korea’s New York Representative Office, the election outcome is unlikely to prompt major changes in the Trump administration’s overall policy direction, but could “have a limited impact on AI regulation and the pace of related investment.” “Even if Democrats control both chambers, they are unlikely to have the two-thirds majority needed to override a presidential veto. That limits what they can actually block or push through. So it’s difficult to expect the election results alone to have an immediate